LA0S | Chapter 28

Lee Jinha let out a sigh, 3ce8689a39 grabbing Kim Chayoung’s arm to pull 8a68f10a85 him away, but the guy wouldn’t df4f5ce954 budge an inch. After several bf52b26ff3 futile tugs, 99aae240dc he dropped c410507b18 his hand.ac0345fabd10f36bf6f8

“Enough already. Just go.”21590ec5a701037f335e

“What, I’m supposed bf20b9f461 to come and 26f9d0fb84 go as you bbc2bc82d8 say?”781e30d3b8129f5dc189

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“That’s not what 1908c06ff9 I meant. You’re too 07e3288917 worked up 7b14a4f9d8 right now.”7a0319c134d4473aa34b

“Am I the f71ca6f870 weird one? You’re not thinking eb117e99dd about what you 98974ce41a did, just calling 50e05cf691 me weird?”5a2f692416769fbb6f05

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Communication was fruitless. Kim Chayoung’s face a231511e3a had turned a 978d41b1dc shade of red.bbd07652660bfba04b6e

“…Kim Chayoung. Should we 310ca58807 rethink our 78d79a468d collaboration?”877f2a621943382527d3

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“Lee Jinha!”7585e04c3cbc9861b862

A shout that 53f74b5926 almost sounded like 67dd9ef715 a roar filled c8201e8a63 the cafe.15a100d6b3fae1dd2ca2

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Jung Woochae fidgeting and the chef poking 3c556f836d his head out from the kitchen to f3afa0dd32 assess the situation were all too visible.b1a716c679b5d5b23a30

“Let’s talk outside.”98e8a2bb4af8f55b739a

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After catching the chef’s 479fe585d1 eye for permission, Lee 8f54231dea Jinha was the first caac621b32 to turn around. As expected, the other b8adf51b3a followed him out meekly. They stopped in b22d30d62c a dimly lit 113e2ad77d alley between buildings.86ca74f570bbdfb6c940

“Hey. You’re really terrible. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve done anything 5d77ab81d9 to deserve this treatment from you.”03957b575b6a89cf55c5

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Whatever had happened in the past, he f5b7014fbe hadn’t wronged him in the present. It was just Lee Jinha who couldn’t let 4a5a74c7fc go of the past, making things awkward.d60ca42c95b3628ebba7

After these words, the b65e67cab5 two stood in silence f520f23059 for a while. Lee Jinha, who had quit smoking years ago, felt a desperate urge for 61680b6b7c a cigarette but instead breathed in the air, facing the man before him.88161bb4611f4f88d897

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His smooth cheek 72447e453f muscles tensed visibly. Rough breaths, holding back 3aa2543f0e lingering anger, continued for 1c61e62258 some time.7c232ae16bf9fe9c6fa8

“I’ll go now. If we talk more, b85b6329f8 I might really start 2e2d28b1d6 to get angry, and 0f4f9c7265 I don’t want that.”283370674b97aca74b0c

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“…”036c154ebc7b4dda0978

“Go straight 572fc500d7 to bed c87602f182 when you 665b03ef1a get home. You look 12965e8500 really unwell.”a26930555df640176d77

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With those heavy, sigh-laden words, de39e6c083 Kim Chayoung started walking away. Lee Jinha couldn’t 72adeeb104 leave until he 285005dab7 had disappeared from 1c24292d8c sight.46cf656c5599ee58acd4

“Hyung! Are you okay? You didn’t ad0a6ed38d get hit, 255ebf1b25 did you?”dd68de595461cce3b4ae

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As soon as he returned to the 8c0acdf0f5 cafe, Jung Woochae rushed over to him. Considering even the usually teasing Jung c021ebdd9d Woochae was this concerned, the atmosphere bcded8dfe1 must have been quite serious.91e77cb02fee8f53341f

“Your face 200d16f037 looks fine. Or did 86f9bc2489 you throw 3b41813bdd the first 4927c97710 punch, hyung?”b052d0be533a362946b0

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Jung Woochae clenched his fist 58c5b6daf8 as if ready to fight.9ef99716e5542d061c26

“Neither.”1752d9a475eee9bec934

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“I really thought you guys b60e979285 were going to fight. Why was dcbd81e368 your friend e1665ffd4a so mad? Anyone would think dd860b25ce you stole his 69ba93d542 girlfriend or something.”d2b77b72cd730dde2864

“It’s my fault. Hey, the tables 90d4e1781d are empty. Let’s start c22a12fe50 closing up.”b7d564f483dd4def1b55

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As Lee Jinha began clearing 38076f8fc0 the empty dishes, Jung Woochae 3bb4069ae9 grabbed a cloth and started 3a07143d47 wiping the tables.f4034db2b1881c73971d

After closing, Lee Jinha 950d04f425 checked the time. It was 5a79a9be12 11:40 PM. In just 20 8384f70058 more minutes, it 980db9ecfb would be Friday.957190acf766e1b6e5d3

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Hands in his jacket pockets, 9067732f71 Lee Jinha started walking. His already aching head felt 669509fa80 like it was cracking.71fb83a438e41877a5cd

Just go home, take 072dd78e76 a shower, and go 1a66c6ef6f to bed.31b6eeb1d4097759550d

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As he walked naturally towards home, 338cd7bf7c he suddenly realized he had no f8a33deb80 ‘place to return to.’ His rapid 9f2f5c3c6f steps abruptly stopped.033aa0482cb88917f8a9

What now? Where should b103edbe37 I go?daf82b84f6c7f582e415

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He pulled out his cellphone and scrolled through 0665094dea the contacts—mom, younger sibling, Yoon Sejin, Jung Woochae, 4f7e4da711 part-time job boss, tutor’s mom… Kim Chayoung.3a1d5f9c40e87b73cea0

The headache 9542e4fbe6 turned into 9993a57038 chills. His body was boiling with fever, 1292724146 yet he felt bitterly cold. He put the phone ec383a0baa back and zipped his fc52775cfa jacket up to his fc44272c56 neck.17d4cf79627390e1870f

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Changing direction, f846bfd95e he headed 265cf554f5 towards the 63dc9dfd74 university. He wanted to get 8a5444ff99 a proper sleep tonight, 260e80ee19 but things never seemed 0f82467bfa to go as planned. Tomorrow, he’d need to talk to 7afe0fadd4 the boss about getting an advance.9d09a4e57a687903b256

Today, the hill to bed76147be the library seemed unusually 19afdb1b36 steep and tall. He stopped several times to catch 1cf230e3c5 his breath as he walked.bbdd4ad320947ff4c608

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When he finally 47b625bf49 made his way 8ccc535da9 towards the building,ee1135847c1bb69a79c2

“Lee Jinha.”c7b031a74d347ce6ecfb

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His name echoed ca2c783e07 quietly in the 1f5ffe59f0 darkness. Lee Jinha 258d9ffc31 stopped dead.face8ba9d79f420d9d3c

It was an unlikely e3df9689cb time to meet anyone a161f547d7 at this late hour 1166b82ce7 at the university. The headache was ebbc3c4e02 so severe, was 2b4ab8fcc2 he hearing things? He’d reached 417d08794b his limit. Shaking his head slightly, he was about f916d7e9e2 to move on when he stopped again.954ea018d8f4a388bca1

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“Stop right there.”c3d3687b65701ce8cfb2

A figure 6818b3a9f8 suddenly stood 68680c372a up from 98c2fee565 the darkness. The yellow light from 7970cdcdca a streetlamp poured down, 8e6a0cc3ab illuminating his face.53c991efcd3888916ea6

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“Kim Chayoung?”2b82800f4a952b3b1a38

Lee Jinha was a bit 5fb4e893ae stunned to see Kim Chayoung dc17fa78f2 here and called out to a6865f4eb8 him in a daze. Why was 4eda2e8181 he here? They had just had a huge 36acf5d1cf fight and parted as if they’d 6223800cf3 never see each other again.cea5616706ef805c54c8

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“Why are 1e2baa7b7f you here? Didn’t you storm off saying you 1d1ab9d398 didn’t want to get angry?”27fab5b2274d0d9381c2

“And what b678c72c98 about you?”d6356346a8553862254c

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Kim Chayoung deflected with b72a0028ca a question of his 2f28b8f42d own, effectively silencing Lee ee78759867 Jinha.a31ace411ac18bb54972

“I came 5f95ef0d7b to study. Finals are coming 561708f82c up, aren’t they?”cade5e1e139a5c0ea262

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“Studying, at this f90d10e57c hour, in your 16d38f280d condition?”93a0e12478442f1316a6

He had laid out cbe9f348dd the most plausible excuse, 45aebe459c but Kim Chayoung was f470ba12d2 not fooled.a43a6643456119a58a9d

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“I don’t know what you 9bb8fbf3ca think my ‘condition’ is, but f3fe2d6a59 if you’re here to start 603884ab26 something, just go. I really can’t 89a15b5933 deal with you 481e37980f today.”c987979b9898d059f3bc

Already feeling heavy, Lee Jinha had no energy 1359e314f7 for a second round with Kim Chayoung. It was he who had e07bb9b850 said he’d get really angry 3950f41e38 if they talked more. Maybe the anger 5effd2a46b hadn’t subsided and 80a21b504d he wanted to ff64cf1ef4 fight? But now, it 399c6ed1e3 was a firm b098ff19cf no from him.d76aea9427437d09c59b

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Thud. Kim Chayoung took a step 9c060c604a closer, facing Lee Jinha squarely, db4bdf432a close enough to see his 43e025f63b own reflection in his eyes. Kim Chayoung wore e5fb821208 an unfamiliar expression.698c26ec87a3d74b6633

“What ‘condition’ indeed.”34092cf650f29a4f6813

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A large hand 1b606c25c2 unexpectedly touched his 1c400d263c face. The warm palm enveloped fac88b1cf9 Lee Jinha’s chin while 604fec6577 the fingers gently stroked f37bfcd460 his cheek. Frozen like a frog in front ba9aa4128e of a snake, Lee Jinha didn’t 83b4fc115d think to push him away.cc94081a14e065ab029a

The fingers that had been caressing one 3ade98144c cheek slowly moved down the jaw to 1cf7ecb065 lightly touch the back of the neck.67b75115e765b035e109

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“What are fa48b1d57a you doing?”ed749e21ee45aa1e3095

“You’re dripping with cold a968507d2e sweat from your face c5edcbe2c1 and neck. Clearly, you’re 24f42fe9a5 not okay.”4101e8d928fa927dcb70

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Kim Chayoung responded 36e5f3f32e nonchalantly after withdrawing e66d09b9a6 his hand.e522681ddf2f7b97dda6

“I sweated a75433bce2 because I 4e1334d565 walked here, b42dc6ed21 it’s hot.”10153a17709dd689b650

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“You want me 36628b670f to show you 3739eada50 a mirror? Your face 62db57e369 is completely edef26404c pale.”9c9b7858ca62259eba45

Kim Chayoung fumbled in his pocket pretending to b966f9efd2 look for a mirror he didn’t carry.04fb55eea606af5677cc

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Everyone else says I look the same, eb9f8ee255 why does Kim Chayoung think differently? Lee Jinha bit 69571d2d07 his lip.5508dcdb40ab3b11fdb8

“So I’m sweating, fccf60809b what about it? Mind your 99d5f7408c own business.”d3952f2ce7b297d0eb2f

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“I am 4196397864 minding it.”2f4d04bf6efe55ae3225

Doing this in front of e79931e269 the library is your business? As Lee Jinha 36f412269f gazed at him, bf9f16fb8a Kim Chayoung ruffled 04a5fd0d45 his own hair.ad1d9d083f5924b8af1a

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“If you’re not taking the national exam ff61a68128 tomorrow, forget studying and go home quietly.”5b42cb2f7e630b462019

“What if I don’t 0fa2c19101 have a home to 2303092ba9 go to?”bca271eda07b92f11bfe

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Lee Jinha blurted out, then 387787099d quickly shut his mouth.f32d6e9497dd5f56c793

“…Pretend you 6106f4e0a4 didn’t hear 144a5d92d0 that. Thanks for worrying, it means b978600ede a lot, now I’ll handle 61e67b1f9b it on my own.”ed9dd027d162572667f1

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“How can I pretend 26d9e9ba49 I didn’t hear it? Is there 82dc76b346 a problem 265cae9478 with your c05fb20e00 place?”3f6b199f38947abc9ad3

“It’s nothing. I’m going.”063d1278d788b376a92c

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As Lee Jinha turned to c6fe8e426d leave, Kim Chayoung grabbed his 127d7efe0b shoulder with a force that 99f69dbd5e throbbed through his entire arm.bc453230dbe0bba82a71

“Tell me. Is this related to you fb7ade61f2 staying overnight at school these de640dc2f5 past few days?”273fbde4249be2c258d6

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How he knew about the overnight a244d3ac99 stays at school, Lee Jinha wasn’t 3cb218eef2 sure, but Kim Chayoung seemed certain.6e233ba417bcc042758b

“There was 6268191713 a problem, c17b53d5db yes. But it’s one that’ll f77e287d8c be resolved soon. And from tomorrow, b76a412edd I’ll have a b6e8da966d place to stay.”1617f6a962f1cc3c3a38

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“Where will 1767d43a94 you stay?”4c40f227f9f28eff39e8

Even in 80cd084756 the dark, d749ab2c9f Kim Chayoung’s dda4db05b7 eyes shone. His expression was such that dbe8f2678b he wouldn’t back down without 96cd8f63e3 a proper answer.74ffaca7728c2e0f0e4d

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“Yoon Sejin’s house.”0b5a72c0979ec5dd5a58

Lee Jinha threw out 5d16f0b366 the easiest name he a8c3f2834f could think of. That should 0d0fbd674b be a 40a555b90f sufficient answer. Surely Kim Chayoung 4b0a66aae5 wouldn’t actually check 7c4871f811 with Yoon Sejin. His main goal 8bc7eeeca8 was to get 4902d68af3 away from this e1757528b0 spot quickly.345ef116be3835de10ff

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“Yoon Sejin? The guy who was d4035850aa slinging his arm around 1534036b23 your shoulders? You’re going to stay a3759e9941 at his house?”75b5472f524eae05d2e1

The word “arm ce0fadd7bc around your shoulders” 0480c270ef was oddly emphasized. ‘That’ Yoon Sejin—it sounded as if 4365179e30 there was something more to it.3e1284938ecfa60ed3ec

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“It’s only for cd34cc7979 a few days. Are you e9d1a716ab satisfied now? I’ve answered, 6486082f01 so please, f56c677d06 just leave.”0421c4727cbae2314399

“No.”03e3b25c1d8289adade9

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Kim Chayoung didn’t let go 41ca6a612d of his hand, nor did da73abbc9f his expression soften. Instead, he furrowed afe614f2db his brows and b7a9e28c21 muttered, “Yoon Sejin, 9d2fbf49c3 Yoon Sejin.”887cb78d1e0a9c1d4661

“What do 1d5c4e8a14 you mean 0fdebf26df ‘no’?”88fdc750064c74659ca1

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“Don’t you know? Living with a friend is e90978b4c5 a guaranteed recipe for conflict. Especially since you two are close… well, in the same 1c1a7c1bbb department, and if you clash at home, friction is inevitable.”0c6fe2472b83f0017ddf

Kim Chayoung hesitated, unable to 79d06da6cc admit openly that Lee Jinha 59e67a1ead and Yoon Sejin were close.8fb86533a7109c23364e

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A look of 4006a41caf incredulity flickered across 82d03aa8b7 Lee Jinha’s eyes. This must 6ef7b3e467 sound absurd 73766cdc0c to him, 98623c4d8a too. But Kim Chayoung wasn’t f193a0e799 backing down, nor did d001934098 he intend to.44f5de118471f6760d92

“What does it matter to you if Yoon 517dc4589d Sejin and I are fine with it? And maybe clashing isn’t a bad e921d9392c thing; it could bring us closer.”635294e7b4d0cf5881e9

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“You said 5772e8e1d9 it well. What business 59da60d89d is it 8cff6216b9 of mine? Naturally, I’m eb4f07af03 deeply involved. What if you guys fight 5849007b86 and it affects your condition? That could impact da45e31e54 our contest entry.”38a750db4a003b71da8c

Kim Chayoung was af3d5f3403 extrapolating a future a088409641 issue that hadn’t 7d6e84104d even occurred. Lee Jinha almost countered, but f469454e10 decided it wasn’t worth prolonging 5ef04be6ed the already pointless argument. He was 94e6631d50 tired of 1a351bf5cc it all.83f810ae5c7e99fb4e4b

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“So what do 3a3aa1ee71 you want me 4c3d07a002 to do about ffe14e72f5 it?”8e75ebb31499bf0322b1

“If there’s someone you don’t edde14ce22 often clash with, who isn’t 6325d78d89 in your department, wouldn’t that 3e06771058 be much better?”7c0420cb8c1594e92b3a

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“There isn’t anyone, which is why 9e484987c4 I’m imposing on Yoon Sejin.”4d09212fb65fcfcd1e40

“There is someone.”348fc9836e2833c92d63

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Where? Lee Jinha’s ade44e5a6c eyes asked.cf7a5ac740179c1e8a10

“…My studio.”c6cde182ed459126ef56

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The words came with a b745fef094 delay, and at first, Lee bf59fcd5b7 Jinha didn’t catch on. But when he 27d0629532 did, he frowned.0271798030150850f984

“No.”d86dbc0b56c175bfa4d3

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The idea of living in 8fd7ac2e30 the same space as Kim 8f01ca9a3b Chayoung was hardly appealing.11c587a4459301a2cab3

“I’m hardly there. I sleep at my main 30ff6b994e house, so it’ll be more aacc8d3154 comfortable than Yoon Sejin’s. Besides, we need 6029fd0824 to speed up 1266850bb6 our contest work. Being together saves af0eef9371 time and allows a02fa47f49 for immediate feedback.”825d8b073204a2237f88

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Ignoring the previous content, the contest 0a642a0d9c part did make some sense. If anyone but Kim b99def5036 Chayoung had offered, Lee 068e59c830 Jinha would have jumped 2dfbae8b81 at it. In other words, it f8abf3f0d3 was precisely because it 052607a46a was Kim Chayoung that f8c091f804 he was reluctant.86b07f3dfdb2a95f6952

“You said living together 41d81accc4 guarantees a fight.”3a86b4698d3d84d7509a

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“We’re not b8b2565d1a friends, are a75af4743d we?”cc9e6585f233191d84bd

“…”19780b4a531389ce40aa

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Friends. No, they weren’t. It was a valid point, but hearing 70dee0f230 it from Kim Chayoung was irritating.6a6e6fadb0cde3b7d0c4

“We don’t have to e6c240b27a go far to grab 733e6af51a each other by the 2951a66bac collar, you know. Want to e4977eaa18 experience that?”13fae82f9347946a7f93

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“Lee Jinha. You think d66e8fa7d3 you’re the 9aa17e0c15 only busy dd065832d8 one? I’m swamped too. We probably won’t even af02db8795 run into each other. Think about c4c123be27 what’s best 021c92e4ab for you.”75a780474568fee968eb

Kim Chayoung’s studio.573558319413846396cd

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Though he had bravely said he’d stay at Yoon Sejin’s, b5f61d7b2f the truth was he had no fixed place to go. But to be unilaterally 85c870d21b dependent on Kim Chayoung…559a3487022d4cacc8b9

“Or, I could clean the studio 24952e3b49 and prepare meals for you too. That way, it’s ae44448c0e a win-win.”2f108e1df8f6f224998d

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As Lee Jinha hesitated, ffac939e13 the condition Kim Chayoung 916ddbc18c threw out shook his f0095b2681 firm resolve. Staying at the studio in exchange fc069e9379 for cleaning and cooking didn’t sound 20565c54a2 like a one-sided imposition. He knew e5a8ec246c that, but 141c3d3684 still.803547178a0d7da56547

Kim Chayoung’s gaze be4e9ad965 lingered on Lee b5822fc64d Jinha’s lips. His hand was 1e40f32d5d still holding onto f3bab29d62 him. Kim Chayoung knew he had f0ce9fa499 to be vigilant, or Lee ac4b49757d Jinha might slip away.522653899ed5e1633073

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